Energy & Resources

Ethanol credit may be target for Republican HouseA Republican takeover of the House of Representatives and other election victories yesterday may spell trouble for U.S. subsidies that benefit ethanol producers, after the party pledged to cut government spending.November 3, 2010

Solar energy helps power convention centerThe power switch has been flipped on what
will become the largest solar farm in Minnesota. The farm will
cover the space of two and a-half football fields. And it's being
built far from the farm fields, in fact right in downtown
Minneapolis.October 22, 2010

EPA approves boosting ethanol limit in gas to 15 pct.The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday gave the ethanol industry a long awaited boost, approving 15 percent ethanol blends in gasoline, up from the current limit of 10 percent. But the decision was roundly criticized.October 13, 2010

ND oil rig count breaks record set in 1981The state Department of Mineral Resources on Friday said that
154 rigs were drilling in western North Dakota. That breaks the
record 148 rigs set in October 1981.October 8, 2010